‘Bonnie and Clyde’ duo ‘stole guns and horse saddles in home burglary before two-state crime spree’
A couple dubbed the ‘new Bonnie and Clyde’ stole guns and horse saddles from a Utah home before leaving on a violent 330-mile crime spree, authorities say. Police have filed new charges against Angela Hill, alleging she broke into a house in Mount Pleasant, Utah, on December 28 with Logan McFarland while a friend distracted [...]
Joliet man, 20, allegedly beats mother and leaves her for dead
Bail was set at $1 million this afternoon for a 20-year-old Joliet man who allegedly beat his mother with a baseball bat Monday morning and then left her for dead at their home on the city’s Northwest Side. Joseph P. Conrad is charged with attempted murder and aggravated domestic battery. Read more: Chicago Tribune
Bernhard Goetz
The incident occurred on a 2 train in Manhattan on December 22, 1984. It sparked a nationwide debate on vigilantism, the perceptions of race and crime in major cities, and the legal limits of self-defense. Goetz fired an unlicensed revolver five times, seriously wounding all the alleged muggers. Following this incident, he was dubbed the [...]
Oregon driver shoots bicyclist in the leg
Troopers said Jeremy Platz, 40, of Bandon was riding his bike when he was confronted by 70-year-old Robert Walker, who was driving past in his car. Police say Platz and Walker know each other and have a long, simmering dispute related to marijuana issues. Walker is a medical marijuana advocate, card holder and grower, police [...]
Son ‘donned a dress and heels to beat his mother with a baseball bat so no one would recognize him’
A man dressed as a woman in high heels and stockings before brutally beating his mother with a baseball bat. Christopher Castillo is alleged to have tried to disguise himself before launching into the attack that left his 58-year-old mother with a broken arm and bruising. The 38-year-old wore a white dress, high heels, stockings [...]